The 4.5 x 14 x 42 FF2 I have is brigther than my leupold vx-3 4.5 x 14 40. Having said that, you cannot compare craftsmanship, the vx3 wins hands down.Do not get me wrong - like the Burris scope, but the last burris ff2 I bought I turned around and sold it nib, and bought another Leupold, but that's just me. I'm a bit of an optics snob- zeiss spotter, leupold scopes and leica binos. To each his own though.